Neighbours star Kate Kendall wants her character Lauren Turner to let her hair down next year.

The troubled mum-of-four has lurched from one drama to another in 2015, as the tragic death of her husband Matt led to her reigniting her old romance with married schoolteacher Brad Willis.

Speaking to Inside Soap's Yearbook 2016 about where things could head next, Kendall commented: "I'd like to see Lauren get a bit corrupted! She needs to let her hair down a bit and lose control. That would be fantastic fun to play, and it's more like who I am as a person - so I would have no problem harnessing that.

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"There's a lot more to her than just being a mum, so instead of copping it all the time I'd like to see her lashing out and being a little more irresponsible."

Kendall said: "It's been a massive journey for Lauren. By the end of 2015, she's the only Turner still left on Ramsay Street - Matt's dead and all the kids have moved on - and that's actually really sad.

"But then she's got this new love with Brad and they've got their daughter Paige too. So it's been a very interesting and fun year.

"I'm pretty sure Lauren can't have any more secret kids - unless she gave birth to one when she was in a coma! All her kids have gone, she's a widow, so what's life going to be like for her now?"

Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 in the UK, and weekdays at 6.30pm on Eleven in Australia.

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